Author: Dani Vilagie

Despite what many people may think, Wicked Good Cupcakes is really small. Our team is tiny, but we’ve got big hearts. We work hard together day in and day out, so close relationships form pretty quickly. One of our awesome employees, Jill, just left us for new job. Like most of us here, she loves…

I just threw out of my back so I’ve got some time to lay in bed alone with my thoughts. Actually, I can’t really move at all so thinking and typing are my only activities right now. I’m not going to start on the challenge of getting to the bathroom. It’s still too soon. Because…

I went on my first wine tour the other week. The crew put it together for our baker Cindy. She’s a great team member who often has to skip out on company outings, so we coerced her husband into bringing her into Boston for the day. We surprised her with the tour and a tiara,…

It’s healthy to have some kind of fear; it keeps you on your feet. For me, it’s spiders. I know they eat other gross bugs but I am frightened by their very presence. Lurking in the corners of my ceiling, sneaking along the edge of the tub, even crawling behind my workbench in the garage:…

Most of the time, I actually consider myself a good boss. With my teammates I always look for their opinions, include them in business decisions, and ask them about what’s going on in their life outside of work. To me, having a happy employee means a happy business. The fam and I recently took off…

I’ve been lucky enough to speak at many colleges and groups where I’ve met people close to my age looking to start a business. Just like me, they have a dream that requires them to start – literally – from scratch. I’m always pegged with the same question, “What advice do you have for me?”…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which is also the host month to my birthday. We’ll call it what is it: ironic. I struggle with a handful of issues rumbling inside my head. More often than not, I’m shocked at my ability to keep it all together, especially now that I’m a business owner. I…